Music for Egon Schiele is the second LP from the instrumental group Rachel's

Rachel's

Rachel's is an American chamber music group that formed in Louisville, Kentucky in 1991. Former Rodan guitarist, Jason Noble, played music individually and referred to himself as Rachel's but then began collaborating with now core members, violist Christian Frederickson, and pianist Rachel Grimes...

. It was released in February 1996 on Quarterstick Records

Quarterstick Records

-Artists:*Bad Livers*Calexico*DK3*Dead Child*June of 44*Kepone*The Mekons*Mi Ami*Peter Móren *Mule*Naked Raygun*Tara Jane O'Neil*Pegboy*Phono-Comb*Rachel's*Rodan*Henry Rollins*Shipping News*Sholi*The Sonora Pine*Therapy?...

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The album was composed as the score to a theatrical production by Stephan Mazurek, titled Egon Schiele, about the life of painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele

Egon Schiele was an Austrian painter. A protégé of Gustav Klimt, Schiele was a major figurative painter of the early 20th century. His work is noted for its intensity, and the many self-portraits the artist produced...

 which was staged by the Itinerant Theater Guild at the University of Illinois Chicago in May 1995.

Track listing

1. "Family Portrait" – 5:41
2. "Egon & Gertie" – 3:02
3. "First Self-Portrait Series" – 3:47
4. "Mime Van Osen" – 3:05
5. "Second Self-Portrait Series" – 2:30
6. "Wally, Egon & Models in the Studio" – 4:41
7. "Promenade" – 8:24
8. "Third Self-Portrait Series" – 2:23
9. "Trio Goes to a Movie" – 2:41
10. "Egon & Wally Embrace and Say Farewell" – 3:09
11. "Egon & Edith" – 2:55
12. "Second Family Portrait" – 4:45